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Revision of the oriental plant-ant genus Cladomyrma

by: Agosti, Donat

Publication date: 1999

Topics: Cladomyrma, Parasitic ants, Ants, Insects, Insect-plant relationships, Cladomyrma -- Classification, Parasitic ants -- Malay Peninsula -- Classification, Parasitic ants -- Borneo -- Classification, Parasitic ants -- Indonesia -- Sumatra -- Classification, Ants -- Malay Peninsula -- Classification, Ants -- Borneo -- Classification, Ants -- Indonesia -- Sumatra -- Classification, Insects -- Malay Peninsula -- Classification, Insects -- Borneo -- Classification, Insects -- Indonesia -- Sumatra -- Classification, Insect-plant relationships -- Malay Peninsula, Insect-plant relationships -- Borneo, Insect-plant relationships -- Indonesia -- Sumatra

Publisher: New York, NY : American Museum of Natural History

Collection: americanmuseumnaturalhistory; biodiversity

Contributor: American Museum of Natural History Library

Language: English

Rights: http://biodiversitylibrary.org/permissions

Rights-holder: American Museum of Natural History Library

Volume: no. 3283

Item Size: 40.7M

24 p. : 26 cm

The oriental plant-ant genus Cladomyrma Wheeler is revised, including now 11 species. Six species are described as new (aurochaetae, crypteroniae, dianeae, maryatiae, yongi, nudidorsalis), mossyna is synonymized with petalae, and cryptata with andrei; hobbyi and hewitti are revived from synonymy and resurrected as species. A key to queen caste is provided. The biology of the species is briefly discussed and the occurrence of Cladomyrma in Sumatra is noted for the first time

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"December 8, 1999."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-24)

Abstract: The oriental plant-ant genus Cladomyrma Wheeler is revised, including now 11 species. Six species are described as new (aurochaetae, crypteroniae, dianeae, maryatiae, yongi, nudidorsalis), mossyna is synonymized with petalae, and cryptata with andrei; hobbyi and hewitti are revived from synonymy and resurrected as species. A key to queen caste is provided. The biology of the species is briefly discussed and the occurrence of Cladomyrma in Sumatra is noted for the first time.